This song is by far the greatest work of art that Green Day has ever written.
Picture this.
In a time worn city in the Midwest area there is a place in the city even worse than the rest. Trash everywhere. Homeless people living under bridges. houses boarded up. Barrel fires in the streets. Everyone has a gun. Life is tense. On a street corner near the center of the city there lives a man. Black is his color of choice, head to toe. He prefers to remain anonymous. His mother lives there too although she i almost always drunk/stoned. He must take care of himself. Yet in this torn mind a thinker emerges.
Part1
This man calls himself the Jesus of suburbia, a social Marter. He pays for the sins of his city. All of the addiction and violence. He is save at home but only when he is alone there. He is an addict himself. There is nothing wrong here. No one expects anything of him (in a land of make believe that don't believe in me).
Part2
The center of his world is a 7/11. the place he hangs out. It is the central hub of this part of town. this may be his home but he does not want to be here. this city is lost. no one cares about these people. The only place the voices of these hurting people are herd is through bathroom graffiti. He feels there pain. Unless things change this city is doomed to destruction (the center of the earth is the end of the world). He does not want to help.
Part3
He is numb to all the suffering. Since no one cares, neither does he. He begins to criticize the upper class and politicians. This city could care less about him. But he doesn't care. They are all hypocrites.
Part4
In violent fit of rage he runs through the streets. Mocking the suffering of these people. He wonders "Are we all demented? Or am i disturbed?" He does not know, it is such a fine line. Therapy will never help. He is too cynical to be saved. Nobody's perfect including him. He is also at fault, if you want to call it that. This is society's fault.
Part5
The proverbial straw has been drawn. This is not real life. There is no freedom. All is chaos. Running away will find a new belief. He is leaving behind all the filth and lies. They can destroy themselves. He has no faith in humanity. He will not hurt himself any more. This is the end. He is leaving. He has no sympathy for the crumbling city. He will not apologize for his part because it will fall on deaf ears. He is running from his pain. He is a victim.
-Insert from "Tales From Another Broken Home"
The end. Everyone walks away. The Ipod begins to play next song. But you go back to hear it again. The feeling is real. You wonder why things are this way. And then it hits you. You are at fault!
@Fury007 Great evaluation. I sort of think you missed the big picture though. The religious reference of the name, the title and most lines should suggest, that religion is the major theme of the song. I think the point of it is mocking religion by seeing it in the light of reality. Jesus of Suburbia, the main character, it the Jesus of reality.
@Fury007 Great evaluation. I sort of think you missed the big picture though. The religious reference of the name, the title and most lines should suggest, that religion is the major theme of the song. I think the point of it is mocking religion by seeing it in the light of reality. Jesus of Suburbia, the main character, it the Jesus of reality.
This song is by far the greatest work of art that Green Day has ever written.
Picture this.
In a time worn city in the Midwest area there is a place in the city even worse than the rest. Trash everywhere. Homeless people living under bridges. houses boarded up. Barrel fires in the streets. Everyone has a gun. Life is tense. On a street corner near the center of the city there lives a man. Black is his color of choice, head to toe. He prefers to remain anonymous. His mother lives there too although she i almost always drunk/stoned. He must take care of himself. Yet in this torn mind a thinker emerges.
Part1 This man calls himself the Jesus of suburbia, a social Marter. He pays for the sins of his city. All of the addiction and violence. He is save at home but only when he is alone there. He is an addict himself. There is nothing wrong here. No one expects anything of him (in a land of make believe that don't believe in me).
Part2 The center of his world is a 7/11. the place he hangs out. It is the central hub of this part of town. this may be his home but he does not want to be here. this city is lost. no one cares about these people. The only place the voices of these hurting people are herd is through bathroom graffiti. He feels there pain. Unless things change this city is doomed to destruction (the center of the earth is the end of the world). He does not want to help.
Part3 He is numb to all the suffering. Since no one cares, neither does he. He begins to criticize the upper class and politicians. This city could care less about him. But he doesn't care. They are all hypocrites.
Part4 In violent fit of rage he runs through the streets. Mocking the suffering of these people. He wonders "Are we all demented? Or am i disturbed?" He does not know, it is such a fine line. Therapy will never help. He is too cynical to be saved. Nobody's perfect including him. He is also at fault, if you want to call it that. This is society's fault.
Part5 The proverbial straw has been drawn. This is not real life. There is no freedom. All is chaos. Running away will find a new belief. He is leaving behind all the filth and lies. They can destroy themselves. He has no faith in humanity. He will not hurt himself any more. This is the end. He is leaving. He has no sympathy for the crumbling city. He will not apologize for his part because it will fall on deaf ears. He is running from his pain. He is a victim.
-Insert from "Tales From Another Broken Home"
The end. Everyone walks away. The Ipod begins to play next song. But you go back to hear it again. The feeling is real. You wonder why things are this way. And then it hits you. You are at fault!
That is a very good evaluation... Very beautiful, actually, did You get that from somewhere?
That is a very good evaluation... Very beautiful, actually, did You get that from somewhere?
You really went into depth with this.
You really went into depth with this.
very sad song.
very sad song.
@Fury007 you spelled martyr wrong
@Fury007 you spelled martyr wrong
@Fury007 Great evaluation. I sort of think you missed the big picture though. The religious reference of the name, the title and most lines should suggest, that religion is the major theme of the song. I think the point of it is mocking religion by seeing it in the light of reality. Jesus of Suburbia, the main character, it the Jesus of reality.
@Fury007 Great evaluation. I sort of think you missed the big picture though. The religious reference of the name, the title and most lines should suggest, that religion is the major theme of the song. I think the point of it is mocking religion by seeing it in the light of reality. Jesus of Suburbia, the main character, it the Jesus of reality.